Thin Toshiba AT200 Android tablet announced at IFA 2011

The Toshiba Thrive has a lot going for it — full sized USB and HDMI ports, for example — but it’s a little on the thick side compared to some of the sexy new Anrdoid tablets that have gone up for sale. There’s been buzz around the web that Toshiba is already prepping a follow-up effort to the Thrive, however, and it’s going to be much thinner (at just 7.7MM).

It now looks as though Notebook Italia has spotted the new Toshiba AT200 Android tablet at IFA 2011. Unlike the Thrive (and most other big-name Android tablets), the new tablet doesn’t utilize an NVidia Tegra 2 SOC. Instead, Toshiba has opted for an OMAP 4430 at 1.2GHz processor from Texas Instruments and POWERVR SGX540 graphics this time around. There’s also a 5MP rear and 2MP front cameras, 16 to 64GB of internal storage, and a battery capable of 8-10 hours of “normal” use.

The standard HDMI and USB ports have been replaced by mini and micro equivalents and the the slip-resistant rubber back makes way for a smooth, aluminum shell. The position of the front-facing camera has been changed as well. On the Thrive, the camera sits centered on one of the short sides (somewhat common on 7 or 8-inch tablets), whereas the new tablet positions the camera in the middle of a long edge where most 10-inch Android tablets do.

The new tablet was also rumored to have an edge-to-edge screen, though you can tell from the photo above that isn’t the case — it’s got a fairly standard amount of bezel on the front side.